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Education Community Opposition Grows to FCC Plan for Displacing Educational Use of Spectrum

Organizations signing the letter include the American Association of School Administrators, the Council for Chief State School Officers, the Council of Great City Schools, the National Alliance of Black School Educators, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Education Association, the National PTA, the National School Boards Association, and the United States Conference […]

Accessibility goal: Tear down barriers to virtual schooling

Bringing down those barriers was the objective addressed by a select group of special-education experts and industry executives who convened earlier this month at the National Summit on Disability and Distance Education in Washington, D.C. Their goal was to form an agenda that would help make the promise of virtual instruction a reality for the […]

Maran’s 10-point agenda for Indian IT

Growth of broadband also gets priority, since the uses of Internet and broadband facility are still limited in the country. Read the Full Story

New rule puts warning labels on explicit spam

According to the new rule, unsolicited commercial eMail that contains sexually oriented material must include the words “SEXUALLY EXPLICIT” in the subject line.Read the Full Story

Student Satisfaction is Extremely High at DETC Institutions

In response to the question, “Did you achieve, or will you have achieved upon completing your studies, the goals you had when you started the course or program?” both degree-granting and postsecondary institutions reported an average student satisfaction rate of 93%. The second question, “Would you recommend these studies to a friend?” yielded a 95% […]

National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training

Established in 1994, NCTET organizes issue briefings, seminars and technology demonstrations for education advocates and policymakers around the use of technology to improve education and training in America. For more information, visit www.nctet.org.Read the Full Story

Weller Introduces High Tech Education & Training Initiative

Washington, May 20 – Congressman Jerry Weller (R-IL) announced today that he and colleagues Reps. Tom Davis, Judy Biggert, Don Manzullo and Mike Honda have introduced the Technology Retraining And Investment Now Act of 2004, known as the TRAIN Act, H.R. 4392. Bi-partisan legislation, the TRAIN Act, aims to address the yearly shortages in qualified […]

Speak Up to Preserve ITFS: Letters to FCC Needed by June 2, 2004

The FCC’s ITFS proceeding is at a critical stage. We learned Tuesday afternoon that Chairman Powell’s present intention to have the Commissioners consider the new ITFS rules at the FCC’s June 10 open meeting. There are two critical issues in play: Read the Full Story

Panel: Leadership is key to meeting ed tech challenges

Among the attributes speakers used to define “effective leadership” were the recognition that ed tech is really about education, not technology; the ability to establish and communicate a clear and common vision for technology’s use in schools; and the ability to change and manage change.Read the Full Story

Study: Most kids admit to stealing online content

Educators and others agree that anti-piracy education is a key component to encouraging ethical computer use among students. But only 18 percent of the students surveyed said they learned about copyright law from a teacher or other educator.Read the Full Story